Machine-to-machine (M2M) Communications

List of contributors Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials 1: Introduction to machine-to-machine (M2M) communications Abstract Acknowledgment 1.1 Introducing machine-to-machine 1.2 The machine-to-machine market opportunity 1.3 Examples of commercial and experimental M2M network rollouts 1.4 Machine-to-machine standards and initiatives 1.5 Book rationale and overview Part One: Architectures and standards 2: Overview of ETSI machine-to-machine and oneM2M architectures Abstract 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Need and rationale for M2M standards 2.3 Standardized M2M architecture 2.4 Using M2M standards for “vertical” domains, the example of the smart home 2.5 Conclusions and future trends for M2M standardization 3: Overview of 3GPP machine-type communication standardization Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Pros and cons of M2M over cellular 3.3 MTC standardization in 3GPP 3.4 Concluding remarks 4: Lower-power wireless mesh networks for machine-to-machine communications using the IEEE802.15.4 standard Abstract Acknowledgments 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The origins 4.3 Challenges of low-power mesh networking 4.4 The past 4.5 The present 4.6 The future 4.7 Conclusion 5: M2M interworking technologies and underlying market considerations Abstract 5.1 Interworking technologies for M2M communication networks: introduction 5.2 A panorama of heterogeneous technologies 5.3 From capillary to IP networks 5.4 Going up to the M2M cloud 5.5 M2M market as internetworking enabler 5.6 Future trends 6: Weightless machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless technology using TV white space: developing a standard Abstract 6.1 Why a new standard is needed 6.2 The need for spectrum 6.3 TV white space as a solution 6.4 Designing a new technology to fit M2M and white space 6.5 Weightless: the standard designed for M2M in shared spectrum 6.6 Establishing a standards body 6.7 Conclusions 7: Supporting machine-to-machine communications in long-term evolution networks Abstract Acknowledgments 7.1 Introduction to M2M in LTE 7.2 Main technical challenges and existing solutions 7.3 Integrating MTC traffic into a human-centric system: a techno-economic perspective 7.4 Business implications for MTC in LTE 7.5 Conclusions Part Two: Access, scheduling, mobility and security protocols 8: Traffic models for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications: types and applications Abstract 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Generic methodology for traffic modeling 8.3 M2M traffic modeling 8.4 Model fitting from recorded traffic 8.5 Conclusions 9: Random access procedures and radio access network (RAN) overload control in standard and advanced long-term evolution (LTE and LTE-A) networks Abstract Acknowledgments 9.1 Introduction 9.2 E-UTRAN access reservation protocol 9.3 Extended access barring protocol 9.4 Alternative E-UTRAN load control principles 9.5 Overview of core network challenges and solutions for load control 9.6 Ongoing 3GPP work on load control 9.7 Resilience to overload through protocol re-engineering 9.8 Conclusion 10: Packet scheduling strategies for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications over long-term evolution (LTE) cellular networks Abstract 10.1 State of the art in M2M multiple access in legacy cellular systems 10.2 Signaling and scheduling limitations for M2M over LTE 10.3 Existing approaches for M2M scheduling over LTE 10.4 Novel approaches for M2M scheduling over LTE 10.5 Technology innovations and challenges for M2M scheduling over wireless networks beyond 2020 10.6 Conclusions 11: Mobility management for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications Abstract Acknowledgments 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Use cases for M2M mobility 11.3 Challenges of M2M mobility 11.4 Infrastructure considerations for mobility in M2M 11.5 State-of-the-art solutions 11.6 Summary and conclusions 12: Advanced security taxonomy for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in 5G capillary networks Abstract 12.1 Introduction 12.2 System architecture 12.3 System assets 12.4 Security threats 12.5 Types of attacks 12.6 Layers under attack 12.7 Security services 12.8 Security protocols and algorithms 12.9 Concluding remarks 13: Establishing security in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication devices and services Abstract 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Requirements and constraints for establishing security in M2M communications 13.3 Trust models in M2M ecosystems 13.4 Protecting credentials through their lifetime in M2M systems 13.5 Security bootstrap in the M2M system 13.6 Bridging M2M security to the last mile: from WAN to LAN 13.7 Conclusion Part Three: Network optimization for M2M communications 14: Group-based optimization of large groups of devices in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications networks Abstract 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Mobile network optimizations for groups of M2M devices 14.3 Managing large groups of M2M subscriptions 14.4 Group-based messaging 14.5 Policy control for groups of M2M devices 14.6 Groups and group identifiers 14.7 Conclusions 15: Optimizing power saving in cellular networks for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications Abstract 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Extended idle mode for M2M devices 15.3 Paging idle-mode M2M device in a power-efficient manner 15.4 Power saving for uplink data transmission 15.5 Conclusions 16: Increasing power efficiency in long-term evolution (LTE) networks for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications Abstract 16.1 Introduction 16.2 M2M scenarios 16.3 3GPP status and work 16.4 Introduction to basic LTE procedures 16.5 UE power consumption in LTE 16.6 Discussion and conclusion 17: Energy and delay performance of machine-type communications (MTC) in long-term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) Abstract 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Technology background 17.3 Analytic performance assessment 17.4 Performance assessment via simulation 17.5 Numerical results 17.6 Conclusion and further research directions Appendix Part Four: Business models and applications 18: Business models for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications Abstract 18.1 Introduction 18.2 An overview of M2M from a commercial perspective 18.3 A brief history of M2M 18.4 The potential for M2M 18.5 The benefits of M2M 18.6 Business models for M2M 18.7 The return on investment 19: Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications for smart cities Abstract 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Smart city technologies 19.3 M2M smart city platform 19.4 Financing M2M deployments in smart cities 19.5 The ten smart city challenges 19.6 Conclusions 20: Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications for e-health applications Abstract Acknowledgments 20.1 Introduction 20.2 M2M network architecture 20.3 Enabling wireless technologies: standards and proprietary solutions 20.4 End-to-end solutions for M2M communication: connectivity and security 20.5 Existing projects 20.6 Concluding remarks Index